Combination bedpan and fountain syringe



Aug. 11, 1931. A. N. MABRY 1,818,489

COMBINATION BEDI AN AND FOUNTAIN SYRINGE Filed June 3. 1929 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR A-N. MABR Y BY? g ATTORNEY Aug. 11, 1931. A. N.MABRY COMBINATION BEDPAN AND ROUNTAIN SYRINGE Filed June 5. 1929 2Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR v I BY A-N. MABR Y W ATTORNEY ca mu PatentedAug. 11, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIc ANNIE N. MABRY, OF JAMAICA,LONG ISLAND; NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HANNAH BELLE BLAEKER, OFNEW YORK, N.

COMBINATION BEDPAN AND.FOUNTAIN SYRINGE Application filed June 3,

This invention relates to improvements in sick room-and hospitalequipment used for rectal and vaginal cleansing.

The main object of this invention is to provide a combination bed panand fountain syringe built as a unit and which will perform all thefunctions performed by the two an upper compartment and a closed andsealed waste-fluid Chamber in a lower compartment, and so arranged thatthe. wastefluid or excreta may be flushed from the open receiving to thewaste-fluid chamber and an odor-proof door is provided so as to preventany waste-fluid odor from reaching the patient.

In the treatment of patients, where medicated water is used for douchingor internal body cleansing, it is customary to fill a rubber bag orfountain syringe with the medicated liquid and to elevate the bag ashigh as possible, with the object in view that the liquid will be undera hydrostatic pressure and will fiow out with considerable force. Sucharrangements are used for rectal and vaginal cleansing. It is, however,necessary that the rubber bag be-elevated near a flush basin so that theexcreta may be deposited in the basin and the most available place forsuch treatment is in the lavatory.

It is desirable that such douchesbe performed in sick rooms andbed-rooms, directly on the bed and without the present inconveniences ofhandling two separate devices. In the combination bed pan and fountainsyringe built in accordance with the subject matter of this invention,the rubber bag or fountain syringe is one unit with and is located ontop of a bed pan and the patient sits on the warm water bag and theweight of the patients body causes the medicated liquid within the bagto be under pressure. A rubor vaginal injection nozzle. inserted intothe orifice of the part of the Serial No. 368,040.

ber tube isiprovidedthaving one end attached to the rubber bag and theother end to a' rectal On the; removal of the injection'nozzle from. thepatient the excreta falls directly into the bed pan.

j The design or the combined device' is such as to allow the excreta tofall free of-the-sides of and into' the bed pan where a predeterminedwaterflevel is maintained and the excreta is immersed immediately afterleaving dy.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention will behereafter more particularly described and claimed. v It will, how

ever, be understood that the several forms of the invention herewithshown and described are merely illustrative, "and-in no sense "re Thenozzle is 4 strictive, and that such changes and modifications may bemade as may fall within the purview of one skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appendedclaims.

Reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein like numerals ofreference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views inwhich:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an assembled combination bed pan and fountainsyringe. Figure 2 is a fragmentary section of rubber tubing havingattached thereto a regulating valve and an injection nozzle-used forfeminine personal hygiene. Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectionof the combination bed pan and fountain syringe and shows the lockingmeans employed for uniting the fountain syringe to the bed pan.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the combination bed pan and fountainsyringe taken on line m-m in Figure 1. I I Figure 5 is a fragmentaryportion of the combination bed pan and fountain syringe and shows afront view of the locking means. Figure 6 is a plan view of a modifiedform of the device and shows an assembled flush- 5 ing valve and aninjection nozzle used for rectal irrigation.

Figure 8 isan. improved form of. injection nozzle used for flushing; thecolon, a treatment popularly known as an internal bath.

Figure 9 is a sectional view of the modified form (if the device orflushable combination bed pan and-fountain syringe, the section beingtaken on line g g in Figure 6.

As shown in Figure 1, lindicates the assembled device comprising arubber bag or fountain syringe 2, having the 'usualshape ofra bed panupon-whic'h the rubber bag is mountedand fas'tened The rubber bag has acentral openingof the same size as the open,reeeivi ng chamberin thebedpan, and

--a c lear..vv ater=.inlet 7 molded on the bag.

The inlet}; hasa thneaded metal sleeve there in to receive a threadedclosure cap 8 which is also r threaded: to receivea. plug 9. Thescrew-thread on the; plug correspondsto the screw thread 11, on thevalve 12 shown in Figure 2.- The plug 9 may be removed and replaced-withthe valve 12. The bed pan 28 is of the usual .construction having anupper and. lower half each half provided with a flange and thesefianges'are then permently united by 'any suitable process such aselectric weldingand results in the flange 3. At the rear of the bed 'panI provide a waste outlet -1O, an d;a t the; front end I form a,ooneavasurfacegw .at the top of the pa.n.-

j .,.As shown in Figure-'1 and Figure 4, the .rubberhag 2- gand-the-bedpa'n' 28 are both designed along-lines affording easy accesstotheanaland vaginal orifices as the concavebearing'surfaces .40 conformto anatomical lines and prevent localized pressure on the patients body,which pressure may irritate'and' interfere with the circulation ofthebloo'd. 1

-As best-"shown in Figure 3 and Figure 5, the locking means forfastening the rubber bag 2 to the bed pan 28--comprises a headed andangularlyprojecting flange t at the outer edge of the bag; this'flangeoverhangs the-flange 3 on the bed pan. The bead 5 is preferably circularand thicker than the flange 4 and extends all around the outer edge ofthe bed pan flange. A- wire 6 is placed'between the bead 5 and theflange 3.

- As best shown in Figure'5,- 43 is the junction where the ends ofthewire are wound around each other until the wire fits tightlyaround-thebag and draws the flange 4 of the; bag tightly-under the flange Set thebed pan and fastens the bag to the bed pan.

As-shown in Figure 1, 42 is acut, preferably-triangularin the-flange 4of the ruliber bag. The flange may have these triangular cuts'ata-number of points so as to be able to draw the rubber bag tightly allaround the flange of the bed pan without forming any crinkles in theflange of the rubber bag.

In practical operation, the closure cap 8 is removed and the rubber bagis filled with medicated water through the inlet 7 The medicatedwater 23best shown in Figure 4 fills the bag completely and the bag assumes thedesigned contour which conforms to the back and thighs of the patient.The closure cap 8 is screwed into 'place on the bag, the valve 12 isscrewed in position in the cap and the valve handle 16 is set to aclosed positionand a quantity of water 26 is also poured into the bedpan.

' The device may be placed in' position upon a bed mattress in the .homeor hospital. The patient sits or lies on the bag 2 with the body orificein line with the central opening 39 in the bag. Due to its resiliencythe bag readily yields to any irregularities in position of the patientand provides a cushion up on which the patient may rest comfortably. Theinjection nozzle is inserted'into the body orifice and the patientoperates the handle 16 of the regulating valve 12, and regulates therate of flow and the quantity of water injected and the force employeddepends upon the weight of the patients body. The weight of the body onthe bag furnishes the necessary motive power which raises the liquidinto? the body without any apparent physical effort. The quantity ofwater 23, in the bag may be three quarts or more, j

On removal of the nozzle from the patient, the injected liquid and theexcreta falls directly into the open receiving chamber 41 of the bed panwhere it is immersed in the water 26, previously provided. I i

The injection nozzles 14, 15 and 44: shown in Figures 2, 7 and S areinterchangeable and lit the rubber tube 13 and other types and shapes ofnozzles may be used and the device functions the same whether used forvaginal douching, rectal irrigation or enemaand for flushing the colonor large intestine. A flange 24 maybeprovided at the internal perimeterof the annular shaped bag to facilitate cleaning of the device afteruse. For washing the device there is provided the waste fluid outlettube 10, which is prefer ably elliptically shaped due to the restrictedlocation near the medicated water inlet 7.

From the above description it is clear that the device can be used as anordinary fountain syringe without the necessity of suspending the rubberbag at a high level as heretofol e. s Y Y J I hen this'device, as shownin Figure 1 and Figure 1, is used by sick people who are confined tobed, it is necessary that the nurse or attendant be present to empty andwash the bed pan. At times when the attendant is not at the bedside toremove the pan after use,

the patient is subjected to discomfort in being compelled to be near thefoul odor.-

The design of the flushable bed pan 29 shown in Figure 6 and Figure 9eliminates the discomfort to which the patient is subjected by the delayof the attendant as the patient can readily flush the pan without anyhelp by simply operating a lever 17 on top of the pan, and the excretais flushed into a sealed lower compartment 33 where the odor isconfined.

Referring to Figure 6, it will be noted that this rubber bag 30 hassubstantially the same annular form as that shown in Figures 1 and 4,and the clear water inlet closure cap 8 and the plug 9 are the same asin Figure 1 and Figure 4;.

Referring to Figure 9, 31 indicates the flushable bed pan which issubdivided into two compartments, an open receiving chamber.32 and aclosed waste-fluid chamber 33.

A door 18, is suspended on a pivot 34:, and

has a thin, flexible rubber tube 19 aflixed within a circular groovearound the outer periphery of the door. A flat spring 35 has one endaffixed to the door 18 and the other end is free and presses against thetop wall of the bed pan. The spring reacts against the door and pressesthe rubber tubing 19 against the end edges of the receiving chamber andseals the waste-fluid chamber 33. The wastefluid isremoved through anopening 36 at the rear of the bed pan.

A cover 20 having a gasket is attached to a threaded clamping member 21.A wing nut 37 on the clamping member is used to remove and replace thecover and to seal the opening in the waste fluid chamber.

In practical operation the valve 12 is screwed into place and the valvehandle 16 is set to a closed position. The rubber bag is filled withmedicated water through the inlet 38, and a quantity of water 26 ispoured into the open receiving chamber 32 to float the excreta.

The injection nozzle and the regulating valve 12 are operated asdescribed for the type shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4, the quantity ofwater injected being subject to the convenience of the patient.

On removal of the nozzle from the patient, the injected liquid and theexcreta falls into the open receiving chamber 32 where it is immersed inthe water 26 previously provided.

The patient operates the lever 17 which is integral with the odor-proofdoor and causes the door to open and the excreta to drop into the wastefluid chamber 33.

A flush valve 22 in the front end of the rubber bag opens by means of alever and a link 46, at the same time that the operating lever 17 ismoved and allows fresh water from the rubber bag 30 to flush thereceiving chamber 32 and a quantity of fresh water remains in the openreceiving chamber and the device is then ready for re-use by thepatient;

The bed pans may be equipped with handles 27 shown in Figure 6, forcarrying the device around.

It is to be noted that while the metallic fastening band has been shownas a circular wire 6, that the band may be made of a thin ribbon-likestrip of metal coiled up at the :junction and that a coil spring orother spring means may also be used to draw the ends of the metallicband tightly around the flange of the rubber bag. Other means may beemployed for fastening together and uniting a bedpan-or waste fluidreceiving chamber and a distensible reservoir for the storage ofmedicatedv liquid as a single unit. Under normal, actual operatingconditions, the superimposed fluid storage and ejecting reservoir is notremovable from the bedpan. It is also to be noted-that both designsshown perform the functions of a combination bed pan and fountainsyringe, the only difference is that the device shown in Figure 6 andFigure 9 has the added feature of being flushable. I v

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A combination fountain syringe and bedpan comprising a bedpanprovided at its upper face with a concave bearing surface at one end, awaste fluid outlet at the opposite end and a central openingintermediatethe ends thereof and with handles at both sides and a resilient annularfluid reservoir superimposed on the bedpan, said reservoir having acentral opening of thesame size and in alignment with the centralopening in the bedpan, said reservoir having a fluid inlet,

closing means for the inlet and a nozzle attached to said closing meansand the said bedpan and fluid reservoir being fastened together andforming a portable-bed-type commode adapted to he slipped underbed-ridden patients for operation as an inseparable unit.

2. A combination fountain syringe and bedpan comprising a resilientsubstantially annular fluid reservoir superimposed on the bedpan, saidbedpan comprising upper and lower jointed members and provided with aflange all around its outer periphery and the said reservoir providedwith a projecting beaded flange circumscribing the bedpan flange and thesaid beaded flange drawn tightly under the bedpan flange and aflixedthereto by circumscribing clamping means and the said flanges projectingbeyond and covering the clamping means.

3. A combination fountain syringe and bedpan comprising a rubber bag ofthe same plan view as the bedpan, superimposed and fastened to thebedpan, the combined device having an open receiving chamber, a fluidinlet, a waste fluid outlet, a closure cap for the inlet, a regulatingvalve within the clo sure cap and injection nozzl'e attached to saidregulating valve by'me'ans of a rubber tube.

4. In a combination bedpan and fountain syringe comprising a fountainsyringe superimposed on a-bedipan, built up of'upper and lower jointedmembers having a projecting flange all' around the outer periphery ofthe bedpan at said junction,'means."f or fastening the fountain syringeto the bed pan, .'said means comprising the said projecting flange onthe bed'pan, a bea ded flange on' the syringe circumscribin'g andprojecting below the bed pan flange, and a metallic band around saidbead, the ends of' said band wound around each other, or equivalentmeans'used to draw-'the ends of the metallic band togetherand to drawthe beaded flange tightly underithe bedpan flange, the said flangesprojecting beyond andcovering the circumscribing metallic" bandsubstantially as "described.

5. In a device of the character described a 1 fountain syringesuperimposed and'aflixed to wardly extending flange circumscribing thesaid bedpan flange and fastened thereto, said bedpan and rubber bagforming a portable unit.

7. In combination, a bedpan provided with a circumscribing flange, aconcave upper face and a central aperture in said face, a superimposedannular rubber bag having its lower face in contact with said bedpanconcavity and of .the same plan conformation as the bedpan, and providedwith a downwardly extending-flange circumscribing'the said bed rialsuperimposed and attached to the bedpan, thecombined device having anopen receiving chamber for excreta, an inlet for medicated liquid,closure means for the inlet,

an injection nozzle attached to said fountain.

,of the bedpan and provided "with means for engaging with said bedpanflange andattachable thereto, said bedpan and fountain syringe forming aportable unit.

11. In afdevice ofthe'cla'ss described, an annular fountain syringe incombination with a hollow bedpan ,having an opening, said syringe beingsuperimposed on said bed'pan and adapted to encircle said opening, aliquid discharge meansfattachedf t9 said syringe me for r u ati g hefldw7 iq id, adm said syringe "7 12 In a portable jdevice of the clas'sdescribed, a fountain syringe for internal cleansing purposes incombination Witha ho],- loW 'bed'pan having an'opening to receiveexcreta, said syringe being superimposed on and forming a unit with.said"bedpan ,"and operative by pressure dueto weight of personreceiving treatment, a liquid discharge means attached to saidsyringeand operative for injecting the liquid into said person;

Signed at. New York in the county of Bronx and stateof New York thislB.day of May A. DJ, one thousand nine hundred and twenty nine.

pan flange'and fastened thereto, said bedpan 1 and rubber bag forming aportable unit,

*8. In adevice of the class described, a fountain syringe having aninjection nozzle and" means for regulating the outflow of liquid incombination with a bedpan having upper and lower faces, the upper facecovering' a portion of the lower face, said fountain syringe beingsuperimposed on the said upper face and attached to the bedpan andforming a portable combination fountain syringe and bedpan unit.

9. A combination fountain syringe and C3 bet 32111 com )risin a ha" ofieldablej matel e, g a

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,818,489. Granted August 11, 1931;10-

ANNIE N. MABRY.

It is hereby certified. that error appears in the printed specificationof the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2,after line 13, insert Figure 10 is a fragmentary view of the bed pan,rubber bag, valve and injection nozzle, shown on Figures 2 and 4, inassembled relation'as a unit.; and that the said Letters Patent shouldbe read with this correction therein that the same may conform to therecord of the case in theiPat'ent Office.

Signed and sealed this 27th day of October, A. D. 1931.

M. J. Moore, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

